André Filipe da Silva Carvalhas (born 7 March 1989) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a winger for

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Club career

Carvalhas was born in

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. A product of

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's youth system, he was promoted to the first team for 2008–09. However, on 16 July 2008, he was loaned to

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also in the

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, to gain more playing time and experience; unsettled, he finished the season with Segunda Liga club

S.C. Olhanense Sporting Clube Olhanense () is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve. Its football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth tier of Portuguese football. It holds home matches at the ...

also on loan, where he also appeared rarely. For 2009–10, Carvalhas continued in the second division and on loan, arranging a contract with recently-promoted C.D. Fátima; in July 2010, it was extended for another campaign. On 13 February of the following year he scored a

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against

Varzim S.C. Varzim Sport Club () is a Portuguese football team based in Póvoa de Varzim, near Porto in the north of the country. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since it was founded. The club pl ...

in a 4–0 away win, and was voted the league's ''Young Player of the Month'' in February 2011Revista oficial do Sindicato de Jogadores Profissionais de Futebol (Professional Players Union official magazine)
; SJPF, 10 July 2015 (in Portuguese)– his team could not however avoid relegation, as 16th and last. Carvalhas joined

C.D. Trofense Clube Desportivo Trofense (), commonly known as Trofense, is a Portuguese football club based in Trofa, Portugal. Founded in 1930, it plays in Segunda Liga, holding home games at '' Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense'', with a capacity of 5,0 ...

on 8 August 2011, as a

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. On 19 July of the following year he signed for another side in division two,

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. After one season in

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, Carvalhas moved to yet another club in the second tier,

Moreirense FC Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

. After contributing two goals in 971 minutes to help them win the championship and subsequently promote, he agreed to a two-year deal with

C.D. Tondela Clube Desportivo de Tondela () is a Portuguese professional football club that plays in Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. They are based in the town of Tondela, located in Viseu District, and play in the Estádio João Cardoso ...

. On 24 May 2015, in the last minute of the away fixture against

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, Carvalhas scored through a

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to level the score at 1–1 and help Tondela reach the top flight for the first time in its history, as champions. After being released, he returned to

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to sign with

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. He found the net on the opening day of the campaign, helping defeat

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away 2–1. On 26 June 2016, Carvalhas returned to

C.D. Cova da Piedade Clube Desportivo Cova da Piedade is a football club established in the parish of Cova da Piedade, municipality of Almada, Portugal. History Clube Desportivo Cova da Piedade was founded on 28 January 1947, resulting from the merge between União ...

who now competed in the second division, 15 years after having represented the club in its youth teams. He then moved abroad for the first time at

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, finishing fifth in the

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and being eliminated from the

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qualifiers by

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; he criticised the working conditions that he had in Eastern Europe. Carvalhas returned to Portugal on 13 January 2018, signing for two and a half years with second-tier

C.F. União Clube de Futebol União, commonly known as União or União da Madeira, was a Portuguese association football, football club based in Funchal, Madeira, notable for its six appearances in the Portuguese top-flight Primeira Liga, between the 1989� ...

. In June, he cancelled his cancelled his contract with the

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ns after their relegation. In July 2018, Carvalhas rejoined Cova da Piedade on a two-year deal.

International career

A Portugal youth international, Carvalhas was the youngest player ever to represent the national team. He scored three goals in the 2008 Torneio Internacional do Porto for the under-19s.Sub-19: Portugal campeão no Porto (Under-19: Portugal champions in Oporto)
Record, 22 March 2008 (in Portuguese) Across four levels, Carvalhas earned 39

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and scored 16 goals.

Club statistics

Honours

Olhanense * Segunda Liga: 2008–09 Moreirense *Segunda Liga: 2013–14 Tondela *Segunda Liga: 2014–15 Individual *Segunda Liga Young Player of the Month: February 2011

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carvalhas, Andre 1989 births Living people Portuguese footballers Footballers from Lisbon Association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players S.L. Benfica footballers Rio Ave F.C. players S.C. Olhanense players C.D. Fátima players C.D. Trofense players Associação Naval 1º de Maio players Moreirense F.C. players C.D. Tondela players Portimonense S.C. players C.D. Cova da Piedade players C.F. União players Académico de Viseu F.C. players G.D. Fabril players Moldovan Super Liga players CSF Bălți players Portugal youth international footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Moldova Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Moldova